[WATCH] Final farewell to murdered lawyer Carmel Chircop

Corteo at Carmel Chircop's funeral

Crowds gathered in the streets of Birkirkara to pay their last respects to Carmel Chircop, the 51-year-old lawyer who was murdered outside a garage complex.

Duke of Connaught’s Own, the band club of which Chircop was president, performed at the funeral procession that started at 8:45am at Valley Road and culminated at 10am at St Helen’s Basilica.

Chircop was shot at least four times on 7 October at 7:30m at the entrance of a garage complex on John Borg Street, Birkirkara, where he kept his car garaged. He had walked to the garage from his house.

From footage gleaned from three CCTV cameras in the neighbourhood, a ‘light-coloured’ vehicle was seen driving away from the scene of the crime, but the make of the car is not known.

Police have said they are investigating a death threat made against Chircop back in 2013.

Chircop was a former legal advisor to the Malta Maritime Authority, and in 2008 set up his own law firm – Chircop Advocates – which firm merged into Dingli & Dingli in 2013. Chircop also set up Quorum Corporate Services, which offers accounting services. He was also listed as a director at government’s investment arm, MIMCOL.